Posted by L.C.Gray on November 18, 2007 at 07:50:58 from (208.193.186.154):
In Reply to: Re: diesel gas posted by pair-a-dice farm on November 17, 2007 at 19:48:53:
Too often people just buy what they need to keep up with thier buddy down the block and never weigh out the total cost to own and operate and whether it actually is dollar wise.
Most of the guys I know who are driving the big fancy diesel crew cabs just have them for the sheer road warrior status and rarely pull or haul anyone or anything with them. About the same deal for all the 4x4 guys down here where it rarely ices or snows and they never leave the pavement.
These guys and the soccer moms who have to have a 3/4 ton 4x4 Suburban to drop the kids at kindy-garden are the ones who are killing the people who need a tough working truck. Thats when the trucks started going posh and puss with too many gizmos, too much interior and not enough suspension. But the market drives the manufacturer so thats what we get.
I miss the days of the real 4x4.... leaf springs, live axle and lockouts
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